Old Books Given Away In America (1964)

Location: Boston, United States of America / USA Title reads: “Boston ’Book Party’: Owner gives away 50,000 volumes“. GV. of Boston. CU. Street sign “Cornhill“. GV. Exterior of building which is to be demolished, the Brattle Bookshop, with large queue. VS. Crowds pour into bookshop and help themselves to as many books as they can carry as the owner George Gloss is giving them all away due to the building being demolished. VS of people looking through the shop, climbing the shelves and filling up bags and boxes. (Comb. FG.) Note: Cornhill Street in Boston was once known as the book selling centre of the USA. The shop being demolished was the last remaining bookshop in the Cornhill Street. FILM ID: A VIDEO FROM BRITISH PATHÉ. EXPLORE OUR ONLINE CHANNEL, BRITISH PATHÉ TV. IT’S FULL OF GREAT DOCUMENTARIES, FASCINATING INTERVIEWS, AND CLASSIC MOVIES. FOR LICENSING ENQUIRIES VISIT British Pathé also represents the Reuters historical c